Classic Television
In the 1950s, Officer Frank Smith and Sgt. Ben Romero were partners of Sgt. Friday on this show.
Dragnet
He discovered calculus and formulated the laws of motion.
Sir Isaac Newton
Who is on the front of the 2-dollar bill?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the most common food allergen?
Nuts
"You can't catch me..."
Gingerbread man
The opening of this director's series had his silhouette filling a line drawing of his profile.
Alfred Hitchcock
Scientists looking for synthetic rubber during WWII discovered this toy that lifts images off a page.
Silly Putty
What are blank coins called?
Planchets
What ingredient makes bread rise?
Yeast
"My porridge is too hot..."
Goldilocks
For the 1958-59 season, 7 of the top 10 series were westerns; this one set in Kansas, ranked No. 1.
Gunsmoke
This British Naturalist's grandfather Erasmus had earlier developed his own theory of evolution.
Charles Darwin
What were the pennies called from 1909 to 1958?
Wheat Pennies
What is the most widely eaten food in the world?
Rice
"Bippity Boppity Boo..."
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother
In 1959 Barbara Hale won an Emmy for playing secretary Della Street on this popular courtroom drama.
Perry Mason
He discovered that heating beer, milk and other goods killed the microbes that make them spoil.
Louis Pasteur
What are the Nickels called if they have an Indian head on the front?
Buffalo Nickels
What is the highest selling candy bar in the United States?
Snickers
"Grandmother, what big ears you have..."
Little Red Riding Hood
This 1966-1971 soap opera about vampires, witches and werewolves was spooktacular.
Dark Shadows
In 1903 they achieved one of the first flights with a powered, sustained and controlled airplane.
Wilbur and Orville Wright (The Wright Brothers)
What are European money called?
Euros
Traditionally, what kind of icing frosts a carrot cake?
Cream cheese
"I'll huff, and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down..."
Big, Bad Wolf